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No Unfinished Business
“When he left home, he gave each of his slaves instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to watch for his return. You, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know when the master of the household will return—in the evening, at midnight,...
Take Your Sandals Off
“Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live. There I will go to the altar of God, to God—the source of all my joy.”~ Psalm 43:3-4 (NLT) A Rainstorm is Not Enough An unprecedented heat wave...
Fulfillment Awaits Your Arrival
“The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!”~ Jesus Christ | Mark...
Throw Your Boomerang
“So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud." ~ he Apostle Paul | 2 Corinthians 12:7 (NLT) Everybody Has One, What’s Yours? During my devotional time a couple of weeks ago,...
Bad Leaders Make Good Team Member
“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things,and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?”~ The Lord | Jeremiah 17:9 (NLT) Are You Sure? In our church service a couple of weeks ago a woman stood up to give her testimony. “Follow your heart!” she...
Again
“My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration! Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I...
yesterday, Today, tomorrow and Tomorrow
“Don’t long for “the good old days.” This is not wise.” ~ King Solomon| Ecclesiastes 7:10 (NLT) Good ol’ yesterday? It seems like my mind continually wants to drift back to the good ol’ days. Things were simpler back then. No cell phones, no fear of walking through...
The Great Mobilizer
“Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.” ~ The Apostle Paul| 2 Timothy 2:4 (NLT) Now what? How excited we are when we truly accept the gift Jesus offers! I’m sure many of you remember the...
Clear-Eyed
“So I became greater than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. And with it all, I remained clear-eyed so I could evaluate all of these things.”~ King Solomon| Ecclesiastes 2:9 (NLT) What’s really going on? COVID sure has thrown the world for a loop....
Tremble
“Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling”~ The Apostle Paul| Philippians 2:12 (NIV) What makes you tremble? Early this spring, I noticed...
Tip of the Spear
“What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?”~ James 2:14 (NLT) If faith without works is dead, I wonder what good works without faith is. I have a long-time friend who is...
Watch Your Fear Fall Away!
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” ~ Apostle Paul|2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT) It seems that there is a group of thrill seekers who search for the scariest experience they can imagine, prepare themselves and then...